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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Folayan, Morenike O
• Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel
• Virtanen, Jorma I
• El Tantawi, Maha
• Abeldaño, Giuliana Florencia
• Ishabiyi, Anthonia Omotola
• Jafer, Mohammed
• Al-Khanati, Nuraldeen Maher
• Quadri, Mir Faeq Ali
• Yousaf, Muhammad Abrar
• Ellakany, Passent
• Nzimande, Ntombifuthi
• Ara, Eshrat
• Khalid, Zumama
• Lawal, Folake Barakat
• Lusher, Joanne
• Popoola, Bamidele O
• Idigbe, Ifeoma
• Khan, Abeedha Tu-Allah
• Ayanore, Martin Amogre
• Gaffar, Balgis
• Osamika, Bamidele Emmanuel
• Aly, Nourhan M
• Ndembi, Nicaise
• Nguyen, Annie Lu

Titel

Associations between COVID-19 testing status, non-communicable diseases and HIV status among residents of sub-Saharan Africa during the first wave of the pandemic

Ist Teil von

• BMC infectious diseases, 2022-06, Vol.22 (1), p.535-11, Article 535

Ort / Verlag

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study determined if non-communicable disease status, HIV status, COVID-19 status and co-habiting were associated with COVID-19 test status in sub-Saharan Africa. Data of 5945 respondents age 18-years-old and above from 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa collected through an online survey conducted between June and December 2020, were extracted. The dependent variable was COVID-19 status (testing positive for COVID-19 and having symptoms of COVID-19 but not getting tested). The independent variables were non-communicable disease status (hypertension, diabetes, cancer, heart conditions, respiratory conditions, depression), HIV positive status, COVID-19 status (knowing a close friend who tested positive for COVID-19 and someone who died from COVID-19) and co-habiting (yes/no). Two binary logistic regression models developed to determine associations between the dependent and independent variables were adjusted for age, sex, employment, sub region and educational status. Having a close friend who tested positive for COVID-19 (AOR:6.747), knowing someone who died from COVID-19 infection (AOR:1.732), and living with other people (AOR:1.512) were significantly associated with higher odds of testing positive for COVID-19 infection, while living with HIV was associated with significantly lower odds of testing positive for COVID-19 infection (AOR:0.284). Also, respondents with respiratory conditions (AOR:2.487), self-reported depression (AOR:1.901), those who had a close friend who tested positive for COVID-19 infection (AOR:2.562) and who knew someone who died from COVID-19 infection (AOR:1.811) had significantly higher odds of having symptoms of COVID-19 infection but not getting tested. Non-communicable diseases seem not to increase the risk for COVID-19 positive test while cohabiting seems to reduce this risk. The likelihood that those who know someone who tested positive to or who died from COVID-19 not getting tested when symptomatic suggests there is poor contact tracing in the region. People with respiratory conditions and depression need support to get tested for COVID-19.